Total enrollment
4,886
+425 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Belleville Public School District
New Jersey · 4,886 students · 2 cities
Public-school families inside Belleville Public School District pick from 10 schools serving the district's roughly 4,886 K-12 students (8 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Belleville Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Belleville Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #198 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,886 | #69 of 372 | #1,980 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #40 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #331 of 370 | #2,951 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 69.6% | #45 of 369 | #1,975 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #238 of 298 | #3,812 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Belleville Public School District
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Belleville PS10 at 52.3% proficient to Belleville High School at 18.6%, a gap of 33.7 points. That is the 23rd widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 4,503 to 4,641 students (up 3%) and from 317 to 358 full-time teachers (up 13%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville High School | Belleville | High | 09-12 | 1,590 |
| Belleville Middle School | Belleville | Middle | 07-08 | 685 |
| Belleville PS8 | Belleville | Elementary | PK-06 | 505 |
| Belleville PS4 | Belleville | Elementary | PK-06 | 438 |
| Belleville PS7 | Belleville | Elementary | PK-06 | 425 |
| Belleville PS5 | Belleville | Elementary | PK-06 | 362 |
| Belleville PS3 | Belleville | Elementary | KG-06 | 334 |
| Hornblower Early Childhood Center | Belleville | Elementary | PK-PK | 245 |
| Belleville PS10 | Belleville | Elementary | PK-06 | 164 |
| Belleville PS9 | Belleville | Elementary | KG-06 | 138 |
About Belleville Public School District
As a rural-scale district in New Jersey, Belleville Public School District educates 4,886 students across 10 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Belleville Public School District is built around 8 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Belleville Public School District has expanded 10% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,461 students to 4,886.
On this page, the community for Belleville Public School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.